Garment form



June 18, 1940. E|SENBERG 2,205,136

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A T T ORNEY Patented June 18, 1940 GARMENT FORM Tobias Eisenberg,Philadelphia, Pa., assignor of one-half to Morris Michael Marks,Philadelphia, Pa.

Application December 31, 1936, Serial No. 118,471

3 Claims.

My invention relates to garment forms, and it relates more particularlyto forms designed for the formation, preservation, or restoration ofdesired creases in a garment.

The object of my invention is to provide a garment form of suchcharacter as to retain or reestablish a desired crease in a garment.

Another object of my invention is to provide a garment form of suchcharacter as to prevent the formation of undesired creases in a garment.

' A further object of my invention is to provide a garment form adaptedto prevent shrinkage of a garment.

A still further object of my invention is to prol vide a garment formwhich may readily be inserted in operating position within the garment,and readily withdrawn therefrom, at will.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists of agarment form comprising an a plurality of separators, each mounted atone end thereof on a base member, and being secured at the other endthereof to a crease-forming member, said crease-forming member beingsubstantially of the same size and configuration as 25 that of thecrease to be formed.

" My invention also consists of the combination of a garment form, ashereinbefore described, with means for adjusting the lengths of theseparators, and means for readily removing one of said sep- 30 arators,operatively to facilitate the removal of the garment form from thegarment.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawing one form thereof which is at present preferred byme,

35 since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized andthat my in- 40 ventionis not limited to theprecise arrangements and organizations of the instrumentalities asherein shown and described.

Referring to the drawing in which like reference characters indicatelike parts:

Figure 1 represents a front elevational view of a garment form embodyingmy invention, inserted in a garment in accordance with my invention;

50 Figure 2 represents a side elevational view of the garment andgarment form illustrated in Figure 1, embodying my invention;

Figure 3 represents a top plan view of the garment form alone;

55 Figure 4 represents a perspective View of the removable separatorforming part of the garment form embodying my invention.

According to my invention I provide a base member and a crease membersecured in spaced relation thereto by means of adjustable sepa- 5rators. However, where the garment comprises oppositely disposedcreases, I preferably fabricate the base member in a manner to renderit, too, a crease member.

Accordingly, with the garment form shown in Figure v1, I provide abasemember 5 having a crease-forming edge 6 of the outline of the rearcrease of a leg of a pair of trousers I. This crease outline comprisesan upper, waist portion 8, a rearwardly curved seat portion 9, aninwardly and downwardly curved thigh portion In, and a downwardlyprojecting calf portion II.

A crease-forming member I2 is provided, with a crease-forming edge l3disposed generally oppositely to the crease-forming edge 6 of the basemember 5; said crease-forming edge I3 having substantially the same sizeand configuration as the crease M to be formed on the garment 'I. In thecase of a pair of trousers, the crease forming edge I3 comprises anupper, waist portion I 5, and a forwardly curved upper thigh portion I6,ii a downwardly and inwardly curved lower thigh portion H, and adownwardly projecting calve portion I8. I

Where the nature of the garment permits, as when the garment comprisesbilaterally symmetrical sections, the creases of which are in relativelyclose juxtaposition, I may provide a base member 5' similar to the basemember 5, and a crease-forming member l2 similar to the crease-formingmember I2.

Suitable separators l9 and 20 are provided for securing thecrease-forming members to the base members and for adjustably separatingthe one from the other. Thus, the separator l9 com- 40 prises a femalemember 2| secured to the base member 5 by any suitable means, such asthe screw 22. A male member 24 is secured to the corresponding portionof the crease-forming member I2 by any suitable means, such as the 5screw 26. The male member comprisesa bifurcated slide 21, and the femalemember 2! comprises a slide-receiving groove 28 through the face ofwhich projects a bolt 29 adapted to pass through the space between thetines 30 and 3| of the slide 21. A thumb screw or other suitableclamping means 32 is secured to the bolt 29 by means of threading orother desired means, and is adapted to bear on the face of the slide M2'! in a manner to clamp the slide 21 against the face of the groove 28.

The separator 20 comprises a female member 33 and a male member 34. Themale member 34 comprises a bifurcated slide 35 adapted to be clampedagainst the face 36 of a slide-receiving groove 31 in the female member33 in a manner similar to that of the separator H3. The female member 33also comprises a rearwardly projecting arm 38 having a basemember-receiving slot 39 having side walls 40 and 4| and rearward edges42. Similarly, the male member 20 comprises a forwardly projectingreceiving arm 43 having a crease-forming member-receiving slot 43 havingside walls 45 and 46, and forward edges 47.

The separators l9 and 20 are preferably configurated, as by the curves48, 49 and 50 in a manner to facilitate a ready grip upon the variouselements of the separators by the operator; and to form suitablereceiving notches adapted to receive and retain a hook should it bedesired to suspend the garment form when in use. Thus also, the male andfemale members of the separators are curved as at 49 to form ahook-receiving notch between them.

In operation, the separator thumb screws 32 are loosened and thecrease-forming members l2 and i2 are inserted in the legs 5| and 52 of apair of trousers l, and in juxtaposition to the creases l4 and I4thereof; while the base members 5 and 5' are respectively inserted inthe legs 5! and 32 in juxtaposition to the rear creases thereof; saidtrousers being spread upon the garment form in a manner to bring eachcurve of the crease-forming edges 6 and i3 in juxtaposition to thecorresponding part of the trousers. By this means, the lower portions ofthe base and crease-forming members 5, 5', l2 and i2 pass throughthenormally multiple-thickness cuff portion 52 of the trousers I. Thismultiple-thickness cuff portion 52 operates to spread the base andcrease-forming members 5 and I2 from the corresponding base andcrease-forming members 5' and i2, to a distance normally greater thanthe width of the separator slots 39 and A5.

The lower separator 23 is then mounted on the base members bypositioning the edges 42 of the walls 43 and M of the basemember-receiving slot 39 adjacent the outer faces of the base members 5and 5 immediately beneath the cuff portions 52 of the trousers I, andurging the separator 23 rearwardly against the lateral resilience of thebase members 5 and 5 and the resilience of the cloth of the cuff portion52 until the base members 5 and 5' have been guided by the edges 42!into the slot 39 and are in juxtaposition to the inner wall 53 thereof.

In like manner, the lower separator 23 is mounted -on the crease-formingmembers l2 and 12 against the lateral resilience of the creaseformingmembers i2 and I2 and the resilience of the cloth of the cuff portions52, the separator 20 being urged forwardly until the crease-formingmembers it. and if have been guided by the edges ll into the slot andinto juxtaposition to the inner face 54 thereof. The thumb screws orother clamping means 32 are then tightened to retain the separators I3and 20 in longitudinal adjustment.

By this means, the separator 29 is retained on the base and creaseforming members by the lateral pressure thereof and frictionthereagainst, although it is readily removed therefrom by simply slidingthe separator downwardly until it passes beyond the lower edges 54 ofthe base and crease forming members 5, 5, l2 and I2; or by releasing theclamping means 32 on the separator 2t, and sliding the base andcreaseforming members 5, 5', l2 and I2 out of the respective receivingslots 33 and 45. By this means also, the cuff portions 52 of thetrousers are stretched in a manner to remove undesired bulges andcreases therein, and the inner creases 55 and 53 of said cuffs arepressed against each other in a manner to form, retain or reform saidcreases.

Also, by virtue of the straight inner faces 53 and 54 bearing againstthe straight inner edges 53 and 53 of the base and crease-formingmembars 5, 5 and l2, 42', the garment form is rendered rigid, andincapable of pivoting about the ends of the lower separator 26 to lessenthe distance between the base members 5 and 5', and the crease-formingmembers l2 and I2, which would result in warping the form and spoilingthe trousers.

If desired, I may form suitable indentations or notches ii on the lower,inner edges 58 and 53 respectively of the base and crease-formingmembers 5, and l2, l2, operable to serve as limiting stops 3y having oneedge 60 of each of said notches 3?, adapted to bear against the loweredges 5! of the inner face 53 or 56 of the respective base andcrease-forming member-receiving grooves 39 and 45.

These notches 57 are preferably spaced from the waist portions 8 and iiiof the respective base and crease-forming members a distance equal to ameasured length of trousers p the normal distance from the lower cuifedge to the lower edges of the arms 38 and 43. Moreover, a series ofnotches 57 may be disposed as shown, a plurality of measured distancesfrom the waist portions 8 and i to adapt the garment form for use withtrousers of different leg lengths. Also, if desired, suitable indicia6?. may be placed in contiguity to the respective notches to indicatethe length or" trouser leg with which they are adapted to be used.

When it is desired to remove the garment form from the garment, thelower separator 20 is removed in the manner already described, and thebase members 5 and 5' and the crease-forming members [2 and I2 areremoved in one operation through the top of the trousers, by using thetop separator I9 as a handle and urging it upwardly.

However, if desired, the garment form may be inserted or removed in anyof several manners other than that heretofore described. Thus, the screw22 may be removed from the separator l9 and the base members 5 and 5'likewise removed from the separator 9. The creaseforming members l2 andI2 are then inserted in their respective trouser legs by using the upperseparator 13 as a handle. The base members 5 and 5 are then separatelyinserted in the trousers and reassembled with the upper separators I9 bymeans of the screw 22. The lower separator 23 is then secured to thebase and creaseforming members 5, 5 and l2, 42 in the manner alreadydescribed. To remove the form from the garment, the clamp 32 of thelower separator 20 is released, and the base members 5 and 5 areagainrernoved from the upper separator l9. The

base members 5 and 5' are then separately removed from the trouserslegs, and the creaseforming members l2 and I2 are removed together, byusing the upper separator 19 as a handle. It is to be understood thatinstead of a screw means of removably securing the base members to theseparator I9, any other suitable means may be used. Thus, also, it ispossible to disassemble the separator I 9 by removing the thumbscrew 32and laterally disengaging the slide 27 and the member 2|. By thismeans,,the base members may be inserted into, and removed from, thegarment, as a unit, the female member 2| serving as a handle.

It is to be understood also, that the terms base-member andcrease-forming member as used in this specification, are interchangeablein all cases except those in which only one crease is to be formed in agarment. Thus, in the case of a garment form for a pair of trousers,what has herein been described as a "crease-forming member l2 may itselfbe construed a base member with a crease-forming edge, and what hasherein been described as a base member 5 may itself be construed as acrease-forming member without departing from the spirit of theinvention. Moreover, my invention is adapted for use with any garment,and is not limited to the use thereof with trousers.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and Itherefore desire the present embodiments to be considered in allrespects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to theappended claims rather than. to the foregoing description to indicatethe scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A garment form comprising a base member and a plurality of creaseforming members, a separator disposed intermediate said base and creaseforming members; said crease forming members being adapted to be spacedfrom each other by the fabric of a garment, and said separatorcomprising a clamp adapted to clamp together said crease forming membersand garment fabric.

2. A garment form comprising a base member and a plurality of creaseforming members, a separator disposed intermediate said base and creaseforming members; said crease forming members being adapted to be spacedfrom each other by the fabric of a garment; and said separatorcomprising a clamp adapted to clamp together said crease forming membersand garment fabric, and friction means for removably securing saidseparator to at least one of said memhere.

3. A garment form comprising a base member and a plurality of creaseforming members, a separator disposed intermediate said base and creaseforming members, means to adjust the spacing between said base and saidcrease forming members; said crease forming members being adapted to bespaced from each other by the fabric of a garment, and said separatorcomprising a clamp adapted to clamp together said crease forming membersand garment fabric.

'I'OCBIAS EISENBERG.

